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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1913
Page
4
J Wyriley Birch, manager of the Elea nor Gordon players, announces he has leased a first class theatre for stock use next spring in Plymouth. He plans to produce big successes and new plays, and to encourage young playwrights while expanding the enterprise.
Providence July 4. Frank P. Comstock resigns as head of the Providence Ice Company after a price increase angered the city. The council had condemned the firm for its high ice prices, with Comstock saying an ice company is a public service corporation serving community needs as well as profits.
A teaser announces next Sunday's Post Magazine feature titled How I Earned My First Dollar. It quotes Vice-President Marshall former Senator Chauncey M. Depew and Senator Gardner of Maine as storytellers.
Miss Vera Virginia Bush the new woman police officer appeared in Portsmouth District Court today in the non support case of Mrs Samuel Berkevitz. Mrs Berkevitz has been having trouble with her husband since marrying in Boston a year ago.
Attorney Samuel W. Emery argues over a verdict while Miss Bush, newly appointed by the Civic Association, faces scrutiny before the Police Commissioners. She will serve six months without pay, earning a guaranteed $800 annual salary from the Civic Association, and aims to patrol parks and late-night areas.
Marie Antoinette von Klein daughter of Professor Carl von Klein translator of 3417 West Lexington Chicago married Lieutenant Adolph B. Miller of the marine corps at St. Catherine's rectory Somerville. They sought a special license from Judge Wentworth after a 24 hour leave and transfer from Charlestown to Portsmouth yards.
Residents of Orient Heights demand relief as an incinerator and separator sit unused. Reporters observed three workers repairing a broken cable while odors from refuse pileups drew city officials into the dispute. The Boston Development and Sanitary Co expects startup soon to relieve neighbor complaints.
The Massachusetts training ship Ranger left Naples today bound for Leghorn, signaling the start of a training voyage. The move comes as part of preparatory drills for naval operations.
The Post teases two standout comic features in the upcoming Sunday section. S'Matter Pop promises quirky humor while Ketten's Day of Rest offers a reflective strip. Readers look forward to these arrivals in the paper's comic pages.
Residents of East Boston and Spectacle Island allege nuisances from the refuse dump and the garbage plant. Mayor Fitzgerald warns he may shift garbage work from the Boston Development & Sanitary Company to lightered dumping outside the harbor if conditions aren't improved. Representative Thomas J. Giblin seeks a Finance Commission investigation.
The Spectacle Island rendering plant creates a nauseating nuisance in the area. The contracting company agrees to abate it. Mayor Fitzgerald will wait a few days for developments to decide if the firm can continue handling the full contract depending on its corrective actions.
Leslie Elliott, 24, abandoned plans to marry Emma La Fleur in Malone New York after his parents urged him to cancel. He traveled to Worcester claiming he would wed soon despite parental opposition and says relatives will not interfere.
Hank the Hermit fishes in a light comic strip tale from the next Sun Day’s Post. The seaside prank and goofy mishaps bring humor as characters chase a big catch around a quirky pier.
Edward Mann of East Boston avoided a presumed harbor suicide when two boys stole his clothes after he swam at Chelsea Bridge. He later identified his clothing, found only six dollars missing, and went home in a barrel with a starched shirt as he sought dry clothes.
The household section of next Sunday's Post will feature gardening tips and profitable occupations for children along with guidance on valuable household help.
At Bay State range Wakefield yesterday the interstate and service matches produced major events. The United States Marine Corps teams 1 and 2 showed clear superiority in marksmanship and led the six teams at the close of the day’s shooting.
The 1000-yard phase saw four teams surpass the 523 record set by the U.S. infantry team in 1910. Marines team 2 led with 1654, team 1 1644, Navy 1641, and Massachusetts 1641. Afternoon rain halted the skirmish but 200-yard shooting produced top Marine finishes. Essex rapid fire went to Sergeant Frank Hammond with 19 straight bullseyes.
Francis B. Sayre, newly engaged to Jessie Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, was named head of the abandonment bureau in District Attorney Whitman's office today. He previously served in the complaint bureau and plans sociological study while handling cases amid harrowing stories.
Worcester August 24 reports Max Rittenberg, 46, junk shop proprietor, died at City Hospital from lockjaw that followed a bruise on his right hand. A heavy iron fell a week earlier, initial rubbing masked the injury until increasing pains and convulsions led to hospitalization and death.
On July 24 Monomoy Point lifeboatmen rescued Charles H. Keyes of Providence and three companions after their power cruiser Leona broke down at Chatham. The men were drenched, given dry clothing, and housed overnight at the life saving station. They aim to repair the boat and continue from Boston to Providence.
Advertisers claim ethinedouble strength removes freckles with nightly and morning application. An ounce from Riker-Jaynes Drug Stores and Houghton Dut ton Drug Dept. promises fading of freckles, lighter spots vanish, and money back guarantee if it fails.
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